These
guidelines are not meant so replace parental guidance. Parents wishes must
always be followed.
General
Guidelines
All
full meals are to be eaten at least 2 hours before the next game. Lean meats, cheeses,
and peanut butter may be eaten, but not within 3 hours of the game. Remember,
we start to warm up 45 minutes before game time.)
Drink
water before bedtime Saturday night.
Drink
one glass of water for every glass of carbonated drink (soda). Better yet,
don’t drink any carbonated drinks (soda).
Avoid
food kept warm in steam tables unless you have seen it cooked before your very
eyes.
Avoid
creamed foods, fish dishes, and chowders.
Try
to avoid fast food restaurants. Bacon cheeseburgers, French fries, and
carbonated beverages are exactly what we want to stay away from. (If you
absolutely HAVE to, maybe burritos from Taco Bell.)
Avoid
junk foods such a potato chips and candy bars.
Within an hour of the game any of
the following may be eaten in moderate quantities.
crackers/bread/plain
“no-fat” unsalted pretzels
fruit
or vegetable juices
fresh
fruit, such as oranges or bananas
granola
or “Power” bar
fruit
roll-up
Gatorade
High
carbohydrate breakfast foods - 3 hours before game time
Fruit,
cold or hot cereal, toast, bagel, English muffin, bran muffin, pancakes,
waffles, low-fat yogurt, crackers, pasta, etc.
Water,
low-fat milk, fruit or vegetable juices.
No
greasy foods or heavy meats (hash browns, breakfast steaks, ham, or sausage).
High
carbohydrate lunch foods - 3 hours before game time
Salads,
fresh fruit, turkey sandwich on whole wheat, low-fat yogurt, baked potato with
chili, cornmeal muffin, minestrone soup, spaghetti with tomato sauce
Breads,
dinner rolls
Water,
juices, low-fat milk, or milkshake made from real ice cream
No
French fries, sodas, or fried sandwiches (including toasted-cheese and Reubens)
High-carbohydrate
dinner foods
Salads,
pasta (spaghetti, noodles, ravioli, etc.), baked potato, fresh fruit,
thick-crust cheese and/or vegetable pizza, minestrone soup, rolls
Most
anything that you normally eat
Water,
low-fat milk, or juices
Sherbet
or milkshake made from real ice cream
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